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Christian Praxis
What is the praxis of the Christian idea of reality? An interesting ponderable at this time of peak openness to the yearly renewal of hope, bound within the Christian Easter celebrations.
The celebrations that are of such power that they smash complacency through the shocking reality that someone can love so much that they are willing to die for it. – For the meaning of Jesus is Love.
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Now the human experience of the objective reality that is Love, is justice and peace, patience and kindness, gentleness and self control; and there are many people since Jesus who also have loved so much, to have died trying to follow that example.
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You know a follower, a pilgrim of the Christian Way, by the power and passion with which their every action and right conduct is directed in an effort to bring about justice and peace to all of the Earth. False claimants abound and while much deliberate effort and deceit is used to cover and obfuscate, you will know them by their praxis. If that praxis, that rite action informed by the Way they claim to follow does not scream out the message of love for all, you will know who they are not.
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Justice and peace, love, demands liberation from all forms of domination and oppression and the pursuit of that will often mean standing apart. Standing apart from the powers of human destruction – greed , hatred, ignorance, war and violence and their followers.
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Be prepared for the aloneness of standing apart. The future of the planet demands it.
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The message of the linked article is quite devastating. This reader asked, how can it possibly be seen in that way? Does that represent a fair assessment of how a fair proportion of society generally see it? Is that how just the Christian Way is seen or does it apply to all of the World’s great wisdom traditions? One hopes that the praxis of the majority of pilgrims says otherwise.
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Bursting the Bubble

Spirit in the Life of the Church
When looking at the lives of past US Presidents of within living memory, why does Jimmy Carter stand out? For those of the Christian Way, a re-reading of Paul’s letter to the community in Galatia might give some clues worth reflection.
Like Paul, here was a man, when occupying the position of President (and within the confines of that gloried and hoped for redemptive role) attempted to call the people of the United States back to a life powered by the Spirit of God. – The Spirit of Life.

Alas this prophet, like most others, was ridiculed and scorned. The Nation continued on its way, placing its faith in the “Law of the Land”. If the fallacy of that path cannot be seen, particularly since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-9 and its evidence of massive, overwhelming corruption; no longer gradually, but more like rushing towards Hell, then only one result – damnation will follow.

Unlike the followers of Abraham, fellow travellers of the current corrupt path will end up in the same outcome. A re-visiting of the efforts of Carter’s Presidency might be an opportunity for the transforming power of the Spirit to effect another breakthrough in our opening to reality. Paul’s call to the Galatians is a clarion call to all in the Eurocentric West today. Consider chapter 5 verses 13-15. – How well do I who claims to be a follower, a pilgrim of the Way, measure up? Paul’s call to the Galatians, chapters 4,5,6 make it clear that living by the Spirit is the opposite to living by the law of fickle public opinion.

There always seems to be something to come along and burst the bubble!

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Soul saving music of eternity

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Be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2
“In these days of worldwide confusion, there is a dire need for men and women who will courageously do battle for truth.  We must make a choice. Will we continue to march to the drumbeat of conformity and respectability, or will we, listening to the beat of a more distant drum, move to its echoing sounds?  Will we march only to the music of time, or will we, risking criticism and abuse, march to the soul saving music of eternity?”
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The Devil calls out crying

How easy is it to stop once the slide starts?
“The tides are shifting. Something’s in the wind. And it’s not just the fecund vapors of spring. The political soap opera of RussiaGate ended like a fart in a windstorm last weekend, leaving Mr. Mueller’s cheerleaders de-witched, bothered, and bewildered. And then a crude attempt was made to cram the Jussie Smollett case down Chicago’s memory hole. These two unrelated hoaxes emanating out of Wokester Land may signal something momentous: the end of the era when anything goes and nothing matters.”
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Requiem for USofA

How Ironic
Each new day seems to bring ever new developments that cause disbelief and wonderment; albeit not of the spiritual type.

The speed with which the population has seemed to slip back into a continuation of their civil war (at least ideologically so far) never entered this observers head 2-3 years ago.
What an irony, falling prey itself to the core technique used by it to topple other governments around the world that do not lay down and betray their people and sovereignty under the yoke of the “American Empire”.

A betrayal of trust by the ruling classes is not just about massive financial sector fraud; collapse of the health and education systems to adequately service the 65%; the diversion of gargantuan amounts of the country’s spiritual, social and physical capital to the military and continual war;
No, its the betrayal of TRUTH.

And to most Americans it seems, their God (TRUTH) is America itself. Who can withstand the death of their God in the blink of an eye and not be destroyed? Look back in history to the dark ages to start to attune oneself to likely trajectories.

Do you think that the “Cosmic Consciousness Mystery” (Yahweh, God, Allah) might look at the current state of affairs, as in Genesis, with delight?

If you can find the time, re-screen the motion picture “A Prairie Home Companion”. A more powerful ode to an America that once was is hard to find. Given the current state of American culture and society, this film may be almost unrecognisable to most. If it wasn’t for the sheer brilliance of the performers, writers and production crew, it would be too painful to watch.

The loss of a dream has too cathartic an effect.

So much for America. But what about the rest of us, particularly those of the Eurocentric world?
Everywhere one looks, the Buddhist classic “three fires of destruction”, greed, hatred and ignorance are on the rise. Is it too much to say that there is a catastrophic breakdown in morality and ethics?

What is to become of us?

Could the new shoots of Anatheism starting to appear be a small hope? If it is, will it arrive early enough to avoid further massive destruction and pain?
One sometimes gets the feeling that the Gods aren’t too confident of that happening. And given the ever rising level of anxiety one can sense in society, like the Gods, neither are we.

Hence the import of Ms. Johnstone’s downloadable piece. A call for new ideas is critical, and ideas can come from all of us now, because the story tellers from the elite classes have finally been stripped of their clothes. BUT. That means that we have to put personal time and effort to the enterprise. Perhaps we can start by changing that inane “have a nice day” to ………….

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